| Leonidas Lee | |
| Position: | Outfielder |
| Bats: | Unknown |
| Throws: | Unknown |
| Birth Date: | 13 December 1860 |
| Birth Place: | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Death Place: | Hendersonville, North Carolina |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | July 17 |
| Debutyear: | 1877 |
| Debutteam: | St. Louis Brown Stockings |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | August 25 |
| Finalyear: | 1877 |
| Finalteam: | St. Louis Brown Stockings |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Games played |
| Stat1value: | 4 |
| Stat2label: | Hits |
| Stat2value: | 5 |
| Stat3label: | Batting average |
| Stat3value: | .278 |
| Teams: | |
Leonidas Pyrrhus Lee, born as Leonidas Pyrrhus Funkhouser (December 13, 1860 - June 11, 1912) was an American professional player who played one season in Major League Baseball as an outfielder for the St. Louis Brown Stockings.[1] He made his major league debut for the Brown Stockings on July 17, 1877, and in four games with the club, he collected five hits, including a double, in 18 at bats for a .278 batting average.[2] His father, Robert Funkhouser, was a successful St. Louis businessman. A graduate of Princeton University, Lee played on both the school's baseball and football team. He later became a doctor. Lee died at the age of 51 in Hendersonville, North Carolina of Myocarditis, and is interred at Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois.[1] [2] [3]